Fastening-pin.



N0. 893,171. PATENTED JULY 14,1908.

M. s. KARE. FASTENING PIN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1907.

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UNITED. sTA-T s PATENT OFFICE.

I MINNIE s. KARE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

' FASTENING-PIN.

. Be it known that I, MINNIE S. KARE, of the c1ty ofNewark, county ofEssex, and

State of New Jersey, have invented a new over, the pin which has anexposed oint is. likely to work loose and be lost. T us the owner maylose a valuable pin, or if the pin is not of any particular value,- thediscomfort resulting from a loose hat is annoying;

The objectof my invention is to overcome these difliculties, and toproducea simple 1n which carries in its head or on its hea a sheath forthe point ofan opposed pin, so that pins can be used in pairs, and thepoint of one-made to enter the sheath in' the ead of the other, wherebythe two pins are locked together, and the hat or other article ins aresecured, is firmly fastened. Itwill e seen that this arrangement alsoguards the points and prevents them from being seen- In carrying outthis idea, it is obvious that the head can be made up in any preferreddesign, that it can be-as ornamental as required, and that the sheath toreceive the point of an opposing pin may be a piece of cork, compressedfelt,

, i or anything which will receive and engage the point so as to preventit from readily becoming lo'ose.

, With these ends in view my invention consists of ,a combination pinand sheath, which will be hereinafter clearly described and the novelfeatures claimed. I

Reference is to be had to theacco-m anying drawing forming a part ofthis spec' cation, in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the application of a pair of pinsembodying m invention, to a hat. Fig. 2 is a view. part y m section,showing two ins connected, but with one shorter than t eoother, andhaving its point free. Fig. 3 is a face view of a modification of theinvention, showing different Specification of Letters Patent.Application medium 26, 1907 Serial No. 380,850.

Patented July 1 1, 19os.-

forms of pins. Fig. 4 is asectional side elevation of the structureshown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of another formof the pin head.

The pin 10 can be of any usual structure and ofany desired length. Ithas the usual free oint, and a head 1]. at the end, which hea can bemade up in any desired shape,

but, which carries a sheath or cushion 12,

to receive the Bpoint of an opposed in. In the drawing, ig. 1, I haveshown t 1e head havin a hollow structure in which can be place felt,sponge, cork, or other compressed substancesoft enough to receive a pinpoint, and having sufficient friction to grip it somewhat. It'will beobvious that these pins can be used precisely as usual, except that thepoint of one enters the sheath of the other. he pins are pushed inthrough the hat at op osite sides, they engage the hair as usual, ana'littlepracticewill enable the user to make the points registerperfectly with the sheath. heads. When fastened as shown, theysecuretthehat firmly. In Fig. 2 I have shown one of the pins shorterthan the other, to illustrate the fact that if used as a hat pin, thehead ofone can be made as a sheath for the point of the other, andtheshort pin'can be allowed to. float around in the hair.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown a pin which, while itmay be used for a hatpin, is especially designed for fastening garments, -for draping cloth,or other fabric. Short pins of'this character are also especially usefuland ornamental in millinery. Here the pin extends from the back of agenerally flat head 13, Which can be made as ornamental as desired, andwhich has a sheath or cushion 14 on the under side, this sheath beingmerely a piece of cork, sponge or felt, which can be compressed for thepurpose. It is better, however, to make a in of this sort with a casing15 on the bac side, as in Fig. 5, to receive the compressed sheath 16,as in such a structure as this the sheath is more durable and lesslikely to be disintegrated by numerous pr'icks. from a pin point. 1

I am aware that it is not new to provide a sheath for a pinpoint, but Ihave no knowledge of the fact that a'pin has been provided with aheadthat serves the )urpos'e also of a sheath, and it will be seen t at thepins c-m bodyi'ng my invention are used to the best advantage in pairs.

Having thus fully described my invention, casing containing a point;-receiving sheath I claim as newand desire to secure by Letarranged toreceive the point of an independters Patent ent opposed pin.

MINNIE S. KARR.

1 As an improved article ofmanufacture, a pin having its head providedwith a cush- Witnesses:

icned sheath. MARGARET L. ROWLAND,

2. A pin having its head formed with a MOSES J. DEWITT.

